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can't tell what is real

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anyoneanyoneanyone · 09/10/2023 06:32

not to sound dramatic Blush

i dream a lot and daydream and often i don't know what is real and what is not. to the extent that i dream someone had been to visit and then next day i genuinely don't know if it really happened. Or i wake in the morning and have changed the bed or eaten a sandwich and have no memory at all of doing it.

have i gone insane? i function well otherwise

i'm a single mum to a toddler and have ptsd from DV

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Hulaballoola · 09/10/2023 09:15

That seems really confusing, it sounds like Maladaptive daydreaming especially with having PTSD.
Best to see GP as it's becoming a problem, have you started any new medications that may tie in with as a weird side effect?

Some neurodiverse people also have ability to create imaginative worlds/daydreams in their mind to escape into, that would be something you'd have done from childhood though but in more enjoyable, less intrusive form.

anyoneanyoneanyone · 09/10/2023 12:43

thank you for your reply. the problem is i dream so vividly when i'm asleep so i don't know if i dreamt something or it happened.

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anyoneanyoneanyone · 09/10/2023 12:43

i take 50mg if sertraline but have for two years

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